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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
Farmer" to Ned"

Edward De Flatcreek reminds me Of
holder, of Iron county, told me by way
of illustrating the idea the average
Democrat had of Democracy.
"Now jim, you're going to vote the
good old Democratic ticket to-day and
I want you to tell me before you start
what Democracy is?"
"Of course Pm going to vote the
Democratic ticket; never voted any
other in my life; but, Jane, I am sur
prised after we have been married so
long, that you don't know what De-
mocracy is. I'll tell you so you'll al
ways know. Now Democracy-Jane
your father was Democrat"
Yes. but he never could, or never
did, tell me what. Democracy was"
"Well, 1 can. I'll tell what Democ-
racy is. Democracy is-is-look here,
Jane your Uncle Bill was Democrat"
eyes, Uncle Jim, Uncle Joe-all my
uncies, brothers, cousins-but none of
the whole posse could tell me, or would
tell me, what Democracy was"
"O' that's easy to do! Democracy is
Jane, you must be a fool-Democ-
racy is-why, damn it all. it's Democ-
racy!'
Now at this day comes Monsieur
Edward and assures me that Democ-
racy always was and always will be
Democracy-an indefinable, ,indestruct-
ible, intXhanstible something, as real,
though as nebulous, as the milky way.
Lordy!
Now. Ned" was brought up by
Democratic daddy, and amongst DEM
ocrats. I was taught that Democracy
was a sort of synonym for freedom, free
whiskey, free speech and everything
else that was free, but used to think
it mighty queer that man was hard
" safe in my county seat if he was in
favor of freeing the niger" ! was
not aware till you posted me that Aug
ust Spies was writing editorials, but
thought he probably would have a
hard row to hoe in a state where Love-
joy was murdered because he was fool
enough to say what he honestly
thought. Well, about the time cast
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Rates OF ADVERTISING:
order of publication,

Mo-, in vacation, August Sth, 1887.
Emily F. Young
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

as you are on the ground, that you do
not allow him to knock the autonomy
of the states into cooked hat without
a word of pro test, at least. Some weeks
ago I understood him to assert that
the general tendency was to make
greasy spot of the artificial person we
call q state. General tendencies are
fearful things. "Ned,"i once they're
well agoing, and it won't do to have
them running against state rights.
You cOuldn'. stop q general tendency,
if it got we'll started, any more than
you could a sixty-ton engine, at a one
minute gait, by grabbing the crank
shaft with your hands. / may be mis-
taken-laid the paper aside to tend to
it myself, but put it in such safe place
I can't find it-but as you are Jeffer-
sonian Democrat you'll see that the
states don't get hurt. If "Xn don't
know any more about general tenden-
cies than he does about Henry George
& Co., you'd better get right up on the
foot, board of his general tendency shut
the valve, and whack on the Westing-
house, 90, my!
Ten Democrats helped me to thresh
the other day, and six talked right out
for taxing the source of things instead
of the things. Two wouldn't blab; one
voted for me last fall, and the tenth
said it was all right, but did not see
how we were going to get it. So you
see the general tendency is running in
the direction of the great Jeffersonian
principle which forbids any man to bite
any more off the public domain than
he can chaw.
Dadwhack the Republicans! Blaine,
Sherman, the whole kit and kaboodle.
we're for Democracy and nothing else,
now and forever. FARMER.
Murrayville. ILL.,, Sept. 18th, 1887.
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BRIDGE.

Will be let to the lowest bidder, at public
outcry, at the east front door of the court
house, in the city of Ironten, Iron county,
Mo-, on
Monday the 10Th Day Of October, 1887.
between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. M. and
O'Clock P. M. of that day, a contract to build
a WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE OF one span,
81 feet long, across Knob Greek, north OF the
city of Ironton. Said bridge to be similar to
one span Of the bridge now across Stout's
Creek, south Of TrontOn, OF the same pattern
and strength. The letting will be for the
iron part alone, erected and placed on the
piers complete, ready to receive the wood
work. BY order Of the County Court,
Sept. II, 1887. j. b. HOLLOMAN.
Road Commissioners
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Henry Georges Theories"

Mr.. Henry George, of New York.
writes, notifying us that he sends a
copy of the Standard free for six weeks
to be discontinued at the end of that
time unless we subscribe for it. He al
so sends copy of a speech delivered
in New York some time ago. This we
have read and found in it goodly
amount of hombast, and still more Of
the ad coptdndem Vuigus, with here
and there some truth aud common-
sense.
We find here an abundant evidence
OF vivacity and sprigLtliness, but less
profundity than we had anticipated.
though that was hardly to be expected
in popular address before such an
autlence as We supposed his to have
been.
The gist OF his Theory and that of the
anti-poverty society, as we gather it
from what We have read, is about this:
Abolish all taxes except the taxon
land and make this SO high that it
would not be to the int rest Of any one
man to hold more land than he could
actually occupy and cultivate, and thus
be compelled in self defense to sell or
give the surplus to others. He says:
ave are defenders and upholders of
the sacred right of ofproperty-thatr right
of property which justly attaches to
every thing that is produced by labor
that right which gives to every one
just right Of property in what he has
produced-that makes 1t his, to give,
to sell, to bequeath, to do whatever he
pleases with, so long as in using ii he
does not injure any one else."
Study this closely, and you will see
that it is fallacious in reasoning and
inconsequential in conclusion. In the
first place he speaks O! right that
makes a right, which Is simply silly.
Then the logical conclusion from his
premises is that he who produces moth
ing has no right to any thing.
He would have the land taxed so
high as to make it a loss to own ulore
than one could use. This is indefinite.
vate one or two hundred and use the
rest for pastnrage. But If he chose In
sell where would he find purchasers?
Among the houseless and homeless
poor for whom Mr.. George pleads so
piteously? No. They could not buy
they have no money, or at most very
little, end if the land were given them
they could not pay the high tax pro-
posed, and in the end government
would have to sell the land to get thu
taxes, when it would pass oyer into
the hands of the capitalists. or be held
10y the government to be leased out AS
is that of Ireland.
If Mr.. George and his co-laborers
would really and permanently aid the
poor, let them close the saloons. shut
up the grog-shops. stop the manufae-
ture and sale of intoxicant liquors, take
the money they are paying to hear
them lecture, pay their way out Of the
crowded cities to the open country
where there is plenty of fresh air, plenty
OF room, and plenty of honest work to
be done at remunerative prices; and
then carry out the apostolic injunction:
Ii any who can, but will not work,
neither shall he Christian AdUo-
cate.
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Alex B. Young.


Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by attorney, and files her petition
and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendant
js nonresident of the State of
Missouri and can not be summoned in
this action by the ordinary process of
law: it is, therefore. ordered by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Iron coun-
ty. Missouri, in vacation, that publica-
tion be made, notifying said defendant
that an action has been commenced
against him in the circuit court of Iron
county, in the State of Missouri, the
object and general nature of which is to
obtain a divorce from the bonds of
matrimony contracted between said
plaintiff and defen dant, on the grounds
that defendant has offered such indig-
mites to plaintiff as To render her con-
dition intolerable, and of abandon
ment.
And that unless he be and appear at
the next term ofsaid court, to be holden
for said county of Iron, and State of
Missouri, at the courthouse in said
county, on the fourth Monday in Octo-
ber next (1SS7), and on or before the
sixth day thereof (if the term shall so
long continue; and, if not, then before
tile end of the term), and plead to
plaintiffs petition herein, the same
will be taken against said defendant as
confessed, aud judgment rendered ac-
cordingly
1t is further ordered that copy here
of be published according to law in the
:Iron county Register o weekly
newspaper published in said county of
Iron, and State of Missouri.
A true copy: JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
Attest with seal, this Sth day of
[sEAL.l August, 1887.
JOS. HUFF, Clerk
Iron County Circuit Court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
Order ofPubIication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County. Mo.
in vacation-June l1th, 1887:
The State of Missouri at the relation and
to the use of Simeon f. Buford. coIlec-
tor of the Revenue of Iron county, Mo-,
against
G. w. Eltenhead, Nathan V. Barlow,
George Taber and all unknown inter-
ested parties.
A Acton to Enforce Payment of Taxes.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
Simeon Z. Buford, collector of the reve-
nue of Iron County. Missouri. and files his
petition and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants are
non-residents of the State of Missouri and
can not be summoned in this action by
the Ordidarv process of law; it is, there
fore, ordered by the clerk of the circuit
court of Irou county Mo. in vacation, that
publication be made, notifying said de-
PENDANTS that an action has been COM
menced against them in the circuit court
of said county, the object and general ma
ture OF which is TO enforce the lien of the
State of Missouri for back taxes for the
years 1888, 1881 and 1885 on the following
real estate, belonging to said defendants,
to wit:
Northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter and west half of the northeast
quarter and east half of the northwest
quarter and east half of the southwest
quarter and northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter, section 80, township
30, range | west.
(An itemized statement in the nature of
tax bill, showing the amount of taxes
now due on said real estate, for the years
aforesaid, amounting in the aggregate to
the sum OF Sl2.75, is filed with said petit
ton as provided by law And unless they
be and appear at the next term of said
court. to he holden for said county of Iron.
and State of Missouri, ct the courthouse
i'm said county, on the fourth Monday in
October next (1SS7). and on or before
the sixth day thereof (if the term shall so
long continue; and. if not, then before
the end OF the term), and plead, answer
or demur to said plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed. judg-
ment rendered in accordance with the
prayer of said petition, and said real es-
tate, or so much thereof as may be nee
e, sary to satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs, be sold under special fieri
facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof
be published according to law i'm the
''Iron County Register" weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron and
State of Missouri JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 1lth day of
sEAL. June. 1887
JOS. HUFF, Clerk
Iron County Circuit Court.
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Frank Decker and Dallas Decker.


Frank Decker and Dallas Decker.
(Civil action by attachment.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff. by
attorney ,and it appearing to the satisfac-
ton of the court from the return of the
sheriff ON the summons issued herein,
that the defendants, Frank Decker and
Dallas Decker, are nOn-reSldentS OF the
state of Missouri and cannot be summon
ed i'm this action by the usual process of
law: it is ordered by the cou t that pub
lication be made notifying them that an
action has been commenced against them
by petition and attachment in the circuit
court of iron county, in the State of Mis-
souri,. founded on note for the sum OF
one hundred and fifty dollars, dated No.
vember Sd, 1884, payable one day after
date to LorenZ Kirchner and endorsed to
plaintiff for value;
That their property has been attached.
and unless they be and appear at the next
term of said court, to be holden at the
courthouse in the city of Ironton, within
and for the county of Iron, in the State
of Missouri, on the fourth Monday in
October next. (lSS7), and on or before the
sixth day thereof Gf the term shall so
ong continue, and, if not, then before
the end of the term) and plead to plain
tiff's petition, the same Will be taken
against them as confessed. Judgment rem
dered against them. and their property
sold 10 satisfy the same.
1t is further ordered that copy hereof
be published according to law in the
s.IrGn County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
State of Missouri, and continued.
A true copy from the rec ord:
Witness my hand and official seal
TsEAL.] hereto affixed at office this
2Oth day of July, 1887.
JOS. HUFF, Clerk
Iron County Circuit Court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

In the Circuit Court of Iron County. Mo.
in vacation-June llth, 1887:
The State of Missouri at the relation and
to the use of Simeon f. Buford. coIlec-
tor of the Revenue of Iron county, Mo-,
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Order of Publication .

Order of Publication.
In the cireuit court of Iron county, Mo,
April Term. A. D. lSS7-Friday, April
18th, 1887
J.ucv G.. Cav and w. Il. Gay, her hus-
bard: James NJ. Logan, Elizabeth } :.
Purkiss and Robert ]. Purkiss, her
husband: Elizabeth II. Logan, john
r. G. Logan. Frank Muflley, Charles
Mutfiey. Clara Maffiey. Frederick Muf-
fey and Georgia Muff1ey.
Partition.
Now at this day comes the plalntlf1, by
attorney. and shows to the satisfaction of
the corIrt that the defendants, Charles
Mntfiev and Frederick Mutfiny, are nom
reaide1ts of the State of Missouri. and
e.annot be summoned in this action by the
usual process of law; it Is, therefore, or
dered bv the court that publication be
made, notifying said defendants that an
action has been commenced against them
by petition in the circuit court OF iron
..o,nty, State of Missouri. the object and
General nature of which IS TO obtain de-
cree Of PARTON OF the following described
Lot five (5) in block twenty-five (25l
in the CITY OF Ironton, in the county OF
Iron. State of Missouri;
And that, unless they be and appear at
fpe next term of said court. TO be holden
for the county of Iron, State OF Missouri,
at the courthouse in said county, on the
fourth Monday in October next llsSI,
and ON or before the sixth day thereof. Gf
the term shall so long continue; and. if
not. then before the end of the term) land
Mead to said plaintiffs petition. the same
will be taken as confessed, and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
IF is further ordered that copy hereof
no ,,ublished according to law in the IRON
CoI.-Y REGISTER, weekly newspaper
published i'm said county OF Iroh' S'a1e
aforesaid, and continued.
Attest. With seal, this sth day of Au-
IsEAL.1 gust, A. d: 1881.
JOS. HUFF, Clerk
iron county circHit court.
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Notice to the Publicl

HaviBg built new shop aDd furnished it
throughout, am now prepared to do Re-
pairing and Horse shoeing. Bring your
Reel Footed. figeon-Toed. Interfering and
High Kicking Horses. and especially your
Fancy Saddle and Buggy Horses, One Block
East Of Lopez,s Store, and One Block West
Of the Arcadia Valley Mill on Knob street.
Il. NJ. SUMMERS, Proprietor.
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gnardian's Notice of Final Settlement,

srAdG coEs9r Dr OF M1ssSoAl' IRoS. IS.
Estate of Clara Grandhomme. minor:
Amanda Grandhomme, Guardian anu
Curator:
In tine Probate Court of Iron county,
November term, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the under
stoned guardian and curator of the person
and estate of Clara Grandhomme. "A minor.
heiress of Jacob Grandhomme. deceased,
i,as made a just and true exhibit OF the
account between herself and her said late
ward and flied the same with the Probate
court. of Iron county, and that on the
first dav of the Nov. term. 1887, thereon
she intends to apply..s0 said court for leave
TO make final settlement of her guardian
ship accounts, and for her discharge as
such guardian. -
Guardian and Curator.
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Iron County Circuit Cou
Order of Publication,

In the circuit court of Iron county, Mo-.
April term, 1SS7- Thursday, April
18th, 1887,
Mathew Kirchner
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For SALE-A Good Mich Cow. Price, $25.
Apply at this office.
National Republican., 1887-01-18
Rock Creek Park.

There is bill pending before Congress,
introduced last summer by Mr.. ingalls, aud
subsequently reported by him from the
Senate District committee, providing for q
national park on Rock creek. BY the pro.
visions Of this bill the District commissions
ers are authorized and directed to survey
and plat for condemnation tract Of land,
one thousand feet in width, lying on both
sides Of Rock creek, beginning at the inter
section Of Massachusetts avenue extended
and Rock creek, and extending all along
the line of the creek to the boundary line
OF the District, and to survey and lay out
the land In the most practicable manner for
park, to be owned by the United States.
IL Is scarcely necessary to present any
arguments In favor of the consummatIOn
OF this project. Its eminent dosrability is
self-eyident. IL this land Ia not secured
now, when It can be had at low figures, IL
will be bought for the same purpose, at a
greatly augmented price, few years later.
All great cities have parks in their suburbs,
because they are necessary. All the great
capitals on the globe have beautiful subur.
ban drives. But no where else has nature
done so much and left so little for art to do
as in this proposed park on Rock creek.
We do not urge this measure in the In
terest Of the people of this city alone, but
for the people OF the United States, whose
beautiful capital this city 10. They have no
narrow Jealousy, no mean envy Of Wash
iDgton. 1t is their city and they are proud
Of it. There is none Of the work OF Con-
National Republican., 1887-01-18
PERSONALITIES.

Miss ANNIE FINLEY Is at Wilard's.
Mr.. JOSEPH X. EMMEr is stopping at the
Arlington.
COMMISSIONER SPARKS is quite sick, with q
bad cold.
SECRETARY LAMAR was on duty at the lnte-
rior Department yesterday.
EX.CoSGREssMAN TURNER Is said to be dying
at a hotel In Louisville. Ky.
Mr.. EDWARD II. AMMIDowN, president OF the
Protective Tariff League is stopping at 1871 II
street northwest.
REV. JOHN CHESTER and John II. o'Donnell,
the popular coffee merchant of Capitol Hill,
have gone to New York city for few days.
THE Misses Davis will not hold their usual
reception to-day out of respect to Gen. Hazen,
whose late residence they occupy, on X street.
WM. @. ERMENTRoUT, well.known citizen
of Reading, brother of Congressman Daniel
ErmentIout and Judge James Ermentrout,
dropped dead in the street yesterday.
NJ. JACQUES S. p. O'AvEFNEs, recently ap-
S. G., died of pleurisy at o'clock yesterday
morning on the steamer La Champagne, which
arrived at New York yesterday.
MIR. W. HARRY JOHNSON, the accomplished
and brilliant young correspondent of Newburg,
=, VINO nus DeCu u DIlel Nlhlt HeI0 VI
ten days, returned home Sunday, to the sim
cere regret of his many friends.
Mrs JANE L. GRFFITH, of Baltimore, who
has been spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Capt. Gould, of 1T street southwest.
returns home to-day Mrs, Grihlth has made
quite an extensive trip, touching at Boston,
Chicago, and Logansport, Ini. She seems to
be egreatly benefited by the excursion.
Col. WN. CoLvILLE, OF the lst Minnesota In
fantry, Is in the city, at the National Hotel,
on q short visit after an absence of twenty. two
years, having never returned to Washington
since he took his regiment back to Minnesota
at the close of the war. Col. Colville is typl-
cal representative Of the Ethan Allen hero OF
revolutionary fame, and for undaunted cour.
age and valor stands In the foremost line of
that band Of nevor.to o'beforgotten heroes
HON. NoDMAN ]. CoLMAS, commissioner OF
agriculture, returned from Missouri yesterday,
where, among other matters requiring his at
tention, he attended the semi.annual meeting
of the board of curators OF the State University
and Agricultural College, OF which he Is a
member. The commissioner has recently
been nominated and confirmed TO this office,
though he desired TO be relieved OF its duties,
but his friends who knew OF the active part he
has taken in the educational, as well as agr-
cultural, interests OF the stase insisted upon
the appointment.
National Republican., 1887-01-18
The blair Bill,

The executive committee of the Knights
Of Labor at their last session at Philadel.
phia considered the Blair bill, and unani-
mously decided to indorse the measure and
urge the passage as one Of the important
labor bills now pending in Congress, and
instructed the legislative committee in
Washington, Of whom Mr.. Beaumont and
Mr.. Mccartney are in the city for the ses-
sion, to urge Its passage through the House.
In pursuance OF these instructions the
members of the House of Representatives
have each been formally notified of this
action Of the Knights Of Labor through
their executive committee.
Mr.. Powderly is very emphatic in his
approval Of the bill.
Mr. Gompus, of New York city, chief Of
the Federation Of Labor, and the other
representative men Of the federation are
also actively engaged in the effort to secure
the passage Of the educational bill. The
movement is generally in It's favor among
all the labor organizations OF the country.
National Republican., 1887-01-18

A MEMORIAL, signed by large number
of the clergy, members of parliament, and
leading statesmen, including Mr.. Glad.
stone, has been sent to all the leading
papers In London, asking for some COM
bined action by which the papers may
minimize, If they cannot wholly suppress,
the details of divorce cases and criminal
trials" They say further, that they shave
reason to fear that the full record of Incl
dents in these cases ministers to diseased
appetite and produces most unwholesome
effect on many minds" They also call at
tention to the ''inevitablc evils which must
result from thus familiarizing with vice the
minds Of tens OF thousands of young persons
Of both sexes, from whom, In these days, II
is impossible to keep the daily newspapers"
Tie object sought TO be attained is good
one. Incalculable evil has been wrought
in Europe and America by the publication
Of detailed court reports In scandalous
cases.
National Republican., 1887-01-18
THr friends of Mr.. Randall claim that he

THE friends of Mr.. Randall claim that he
is not only willing but anxious to appro-
pirate all the money that may be required
for national armament, but he is cautious,
wise, and patriotic enough to demand post
tive assurance that the money thus to be
appropriated shall be expended for the
benefit Of the United States. In other
words, he wants guns aud Notifications,
not money for the use Of bureau and other
officers in making vain or uncertain expert
ments. 1t is further stated that Mr.. Ran.
dali will amend the pending fortiication
bill in conference; II unable to do so he
doubtless has strength enough to defeat It.